Re: [MlMt] Mailing List Submailboxes - Fixing bad list-ids

[Verdon Vaillancourt]

Thank you for this. I also really appreciate your explanation!

V


On 3 Jun 2021, at 1:08, Ethan Schoonover wrote:

> **Note:** This message contains a change to prioritize the List-ID where 
> present and non-gibberish. Probably the best approach. Unless someone has 
> feedback I'd propose this as the final version. Benny, any chance you'd 
> consider making this the Mailing List submailbox name default format string?
>
> -Ethan Schoonover
> e...@ethanschoonover.com
> https://ethanschoonover.com
>
> # Better MailMate Mailing List Submailbox Naming (v3)
>
> ## Quick instructions
>
> 1. Double click your "Mailing Lists" smart mailbox in MailMate
> 2. Select the "Submailboxes" tab
> 3. Copy the following code (this is the same as the **CLEAN VERSION** snipped 
> below) and paste it into your Mailing Lists > Submailboxes > Mailbox Name 
> Format field.
>
> Be careful when copying: the string is long and the overflow may be clipped 
> “off the page.”
>
> ```
> ${list-id.description:?${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address/}:${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address}
> ```
>
> ## Summary
>
> This submailbox string will look for each of the following variables from the 
> mailing list messages in turn, choosing the first that is available based on 
> the order presented below.
>
> In the special case of the List ID, these sometimes return a gibberish (to 
> human eyes) alphanumeric string of characters. In those cases, the List-ID is 
> not used (technically it is used but regex replaced with the options from the 
> remainder of the sequence below).
>
> ### Options for list naming, in order
>
> 1. List ID Description (if not all alphanumerics; if alphanumerics only, then 
> continue with options below)
> 2. Subject Blob
> 3. From Name
> 4. List ID Identifier (final part)
> 5. From Address
>
> Below you will find three versions of the code for this mailing list naming 
> string. The nested version is easy to read, the "commented" version can be 
> pasted in so you can see how your lists names are being assigned, and the 
> "clean" version is uncommented and what you will ultimately want to use.
>
> ## Commented Code - Nested format (DO NOT PASTE IN, FOR REFERENCE ONLY)
>
> ```
> ${list-id.description:?
>   [[HAS-LISTID]] ${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/
>   [[BAD-LISTID]] ${subject.blob:?
>   [[HAS-SUB-BLOB]] ${subject.blob:/capitalize}:
>   [[NO-SUB-BLOB]] ${from.name:
>   [[NO-FROM-NAME]] 
> ${list-id.identifier.final-level:?
>   [[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]] 
> ${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:
>   [[NO-LISTID-FINAL]] ${from.address}
>   }
>   }
>   }
>   /}:
>   [[NO-LISTID]] ${subject.blob:?
>   [[HAS-SUB-BLOB]] ${subject.blob:/capitalize}:
>   [[NO-SUB-BLOB]] ${from.name:
>   [[NO-FROM-NAME]] ${list-id.identifier.final-level:?
>   [[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]] 
> ${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:
>   [[NO-LISTID-FINAL]] ${from.address}
>   }
>   }
>   }
> }
> ```
>
> ## Commented
>
> Paste this if you want to see how it works with your lists.
>
> ```
> ${list-id.description:?[[HAS-LISTID]] 
> ${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/[[BAD-LISTID]] 
> ${subject.blob:?[[HAS-SUB-BLOB]] ${subject.blob:/capitalize}:[[NO-SUB-BLOB]] 
> ${from.name:[[NO-FROM-NAME]] 
> ${list-id.identifier.final-level:?[[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]] 
> ${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:[[NO-LISTID-FINAL]] 
> ${from.address/}:[[NO-LISTID]] ${subject.blob:?[[HAS-SUB-BLOB]] 
> ${subject.blob:/capitalize}:[[NO-SUB-BLOB]] ${from.name:[[NO-FROM-NAME]] 
> ${list-id.identifier.final-level:?[[HAS-LISTID-FINAL]] 
> ${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:[[NO-LISTID-FINAL]] 
> ${from.address}
> ```
>
> ## CLEAN VERSION (no comments)
>
> Paste this in if you just want better list names and don't need to see how 
> it's working.
>
> ```
> ${list-id.description:?${list-id.description/^[a-z]*\d.*/${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address/}:${subject.blob:?${subject.blob:/capitalize}:${from.name:${list-id.identifier.final-level:?${list-id.identifier.final-level:/capitalize}:${from.address}
> ```
>
> ## ORIGINAL MailMate Mailing Lists Subfolder Format String
>
> Paste this in if you want to revert to the original MailMate behavior.
>
> ```
> 

[MlMt] summary of the message

[Olivier Bedouelle]

Hi,

Is it possible in the message list to see a summary of the message, 2-3 lines, 
a bit like the mail app?

Cordially

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